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there is believe that assad is using weapons they got from iran. is that true? and how long will you continue to support assad, given the appalling conditions, catastrophe we are all watching. at what point do you, the president of iran, say enough of this violence? >> i do believe that we must all say enough of this violence right now. six months ago i said enough of this violence. our opinion vis-a-vis the issue of syria and other nations is completely clear. we do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. all people must obtain these rights. no one has the right to restrict a opinion and nation. but we believe as a friend of nations we must help the nations around the world to obtain these rights through peaceful paths. through peaceful actions. and we have worked hard. i am now hard at work to organize a contact group in order to bring the two sides to a point of national agreement. >> but, mr. president, do you condemn the level of violence that president assad has brought again
there is believe that assad is using weapons they got from iran. is that true? and how long will you continue to support assad, given the appalling conditions, catastrophe we are all watching. at what point do you, the president of iran, say enough of this violence? >> i do believe that we must all say enough of this violence right now. six months ago i said enough of this violence. our opinion vis-a-vis the issue of syria and other nations is completely clear. we do believe that freedom,...
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will the fault of al assad be decided in the streets of aleppo? i'm going to talk to him about the involvement of foreign fighters in the fight now. uh-oh. [ male announcer ] when diarrhea hits, kaopectate stops it fast. powerful liquid relief speeds to the source. fast. [ male announcer ] stop the uh-oh fast with kaopectate. >>> an african-american couple forced to move their wedding from a church. after a couple congregants complained. the complainers say they aren't racist. the story when we continue. >>> welcome back. tonight syria's biggest city aleppo is a battleground. the dead include 25 people in aleppo. this video purportedly shows some of the fighting in aleppo cnn can't vouch for the authenticity of it. with what we're hearing from witnesses on the ground, it appears to be occurring. street battles raging. attack helicopters. tanks firing in the city. all of this in syria's commercial hub. 200,000 people in and around aleppo have fled the shelling. conflicting reports about who controls the city's key neighborhoods. we do know that the
will the fault of al assad be decided in the streets of aleppo? i'm going to talk to him about the involvement of foreign fighters in the fight now. uh-oh. [ male announcer ] when diarrhea hits, kaopectate stops it fast. powerful liquid relief speeds to the source. fast. [ male announcer ] stop the uh-oh fast with kaopectate. >>> an african-american couple forced to move their wedding from a church. after a couple congregants complained. the complainers say they aren't racist. the...
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we've just gotten word, president assad speaking to his new cabinet saying we're in ste l waea what is hreferencing? >> reporter: clearly the conflict inside of his country with large chunks of his own territory that's fallen out of government control and into the hands of the rebels. swearing in a new government but keeping a lot of same faces in the positions of minister of interior and defense and the foreign minister. >> we are in state of war in every aspect and all our politics has been be concentrated on winning this war. >> reporter: he also spent a lot of time talking about the economy and the need to keep subsidies in the country. almost ignoring the fact the entire cities have been burning for months and he has a crisis with his neighbor to the northwest. this after defenses shot down a turkish military plane on friday with the turkish prime minister responding saying if they approach the turkish borders that turkey can see this as a threat and will respond in kind. the turks not illustrating what that response could be. the turks have taken this issue to the nato military a
we've just gotten word, president assad speaking to his new cabinet saying we're in ste l waea what is hreferencing? >> reporter: clearly the conflict inside of his country with large chunks of his own territory that's fallen out of government control and into the hands of the rebels. swearing in a new government but keeping a lot of same faces in the positions of minister of interior and defense and the foreign minister. >> we are in state of war in every aspect and all our...
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they that's referring to syria president assad and his forces . they are believed to be responsible for the slaughter of thousands of people. cnn cannot confirm this video or any of the others because syria limits journalists from entering the country. it's very hard to look at these tiny little bodies, two little brothers, and see anything other than indiscriminate slaughter. the total dead is about 14,000 and that includes men, women and little children like those two little brothers. the story is not over. just 24 hours ago we were telling you about terrible torture. a report out of syria from human rights watch releasing sketches that showed different torture methods used on syrian detainees by the government, by the syrian forces. torture including prolonged beatings, burning with acid and evening sexual assault. these are sketches, but we now have video allegedly showing one of these beatings. again, warning goes out to you now. this one even more graphic than the video we just showed you. have a look. what you are seeing right now, this is
they that's referring to syria president assad and his forces . they are believed to be responsible for the slaughter of thousands of people. cnn cannot confirm this video or any of the others because syria limits journalists from entering the country. it's very hard to look at these tiny little bodies, two little brothers, and see anything other than indiscriminate slaughter. the total dead is about 14,000 and that includes men, women and little children like those two little brothers. the...
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>> i think it adds to the growing consensus that the days of assad and the assad regime are nearing an end. he is trying his best to maintain control but he is losing control on a day by day basis. >> so the defection, does that help to under score a weakening of assad's regime or hold of the country? >> it is reminiscent of the libyans who started to defect near the end of the gadhafi regime. it looks a lot like the last days of libya when so many senior libyan officials were starting to defect, as well. >> very complex situation taking place. >>> alabama governor robert bentley is setting the record straight at the national governor's convention. he mapd comments yesterday about mitt romney's financial records and said i think he ought to release everything. i believe in total transparency. if you have things to hide then you may be doing things wrong. now bentley says he comments were taken out of context. in a statement published he says this. i believe in transparency and that was the basis for my answer. there was no effort to imply that mr. romney has anything to hide. >>> the c
>> i think it adds to the growing consensus that the days of assad and the assad regime are nearing an end. he is trying his best to maintain control but he is losing control on a day by day basis. >> so the defection, does that help to under score a weakening of assad's regime or hold of the country? >> it is reminiscent of the libyans who started to defect near the end of the gadhafi regime. it looks a lot like the last days of libya when so many senior libyan officials were...
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officials say they have long been planning for the day after assad. such as training jordanian troops to provide security but for now they just hope syrian troops will keep those chemical weapons under lock and key. but how loyal assad forces remain and for how long may be a measure of the regime's desperation. u.s. military officials believe the syrian forces are losing morale, running short on supplies but for now the killing continues. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> barbara, thank you. i want to bring in jill dougherty from ireland where the secretary of state hillary clinton held a news conference. keep in mind, russia here, really, resisted the efforts to speed the departure of the syrian leader al assad. so jill, do we know, was syria's chemical weapons, was that discussed here in this conversation between the secretary of state and the foreign minister of russia? >> reporter: well, yes. initially. there are actually two meetings between secretary clinton and the foreign minister. and you know, russia actually does -- this is one area wher
officials say they have long been planning for the day after assad. such as training jordanian troops to provide security but for now they just hope syrian troops will keep those chemical weapons under lock and key. but how loyal assad forces remain and for how long may be a measure of the regime's desperation. u.s. military officials believe the syrian forces are losing morale, running short on supplies but for now the killing continues. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> barbara,...
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that is after now confirmed reports emerging from syria that forces loyal to president bashir al assad are preparing bombs with chemical weapons. syrian soldiers fighting with rebels for control over the outskirts of damascus. now, witnesses tell cnn that 30 people were killed today in street battles across syria. we're also learning about a car bombing in the city of homs and a horrible, horrible discovery. dozens of bodies believed to be victims of a massacre. the same time rebel fighters, they are taking on syrian forces literally house to house in the country's largest city. that is aleppo, and that is where we find our arwa damon today. >> reporter: for two months the streets here have been a war zone. part of a bigger battle for control of aleppo, syria's largest city. this father of four is one of the rebel fighters here. this is our country, our homes that are being destroyed, he tells us. he used to sell thread. now he runs logistics for his unit. so what he is explaining to us is that this was street to street fighting, and it took his unit quite some time to advance and righ
that is after now confirmed reports emerging from syria that forces loyal to president bashir al assad are preparing bombs with chemical weapons. syrian soldiers fighting with rebels for control over the outskirts of damascus. now, witnesses tell cnn that 30 people were killed today in street battles across syria. we're also learning about a car bombing in the city of homs and a horrible, horrible discovery. dozens of bodies believed to be victims of a massacre. the same time rebel fighters,...
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abundantly clear to those who support the assad regime. the days are numbered. >> meanwhile the syrian military says it is conducting live exercises and launching missiles to stay prepared for an attack from the sea. >>> a tragedy in russia that no one saw coming. in the middle of the night rain swollen rivers overflowed sending flood waters racing through the towns. at least 150 people were killed. hundreds of others have been injured and more than 12,000 people are now homeless. officials say the flood waters rushed through the towns with such force roads were ripped up and cars were pushed into the sea. and flooding is a big concern in colorado after wildfires left entire mountain sides scorched leaving no trees or ground cover to help hold back heavy rain. >> reporter: with severe weather rolls in and the threat of flooding is high -- >> can you get with urban draining -- >> reporter: the emergency operation center gets to work. >> our role in emergency management is to identify storms rolling in and get information to first responders
abundantly clear to those who support the assad regime. the days are numbered. >> meanwhile the syrian military says it is conducting live exercises and launching missiles to stay prepared for an attack from the sea. >>> a tragedy in russia that no one saw coming. in the middle of the night rain swollen rivers overflowed sending flood waters racing through the towns. at least 150 people were killed. hundreds of others have been injured and more than 12,000 people are now...
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first, the two masters of the assad regime. iran and russia are against it. the regime of bashir aul awes youred would be taking huge risks if it started threatening the syrian population and surrounding countries with these types of weapons. also, there's a military reason why it would not necessarily make sense for bashir al assad to use chemical weapons. this, by the way, is the kind of analysis i've seen as well in other publications. chemical weapons would be difficult to deploy against a guerrilla force. why? because they fade away when confronted. you have their mixed population as well. when you aim a warhead loaded with chemical weapons at a population, who are you really targeting? it could kill even your own supporters. we have these two main reasons. >> why do you suppose we have other countries -- germany says it's going to send in soldiers to neighboring turkey. why do you suppose there is such anxiety and such fear around that country and the possibility that that could happen? >> well, within the context of what turkey asked nato for, the patr
first, the two masters of the assad regime. iran and russia are against it. the regime of bashir aul awes youred would be taking huge risks if it started threatening the syrian population and surrounding countries with these types of weapons. also, there's a military reason why it would not necessarily make sense for bashir al assad to use chemical weapons. this, by the way, is the kind of analysis i've seen as well in other publications. chemical weapons would be difficult to deploy against a...
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these are the kids who were tortured by assad's regime. and for me, the whole reason i wrote this piece, i met a woman who was on message like a banker, but it was all about enabling the kids. and from the moment the atrocities started, which was with the torture of the kids who had done the graffiti and this torture was discovered at the end of march, from the moment this started, i was saying to myself, who's this woman i met? who only spoke about enabling the children of syria? >> maybe there's a very great irony in all of this. thank you very much, joan. we appreciate it. joan's new article about the story -- and it's worthwhile in reading. it's a minute move minute of what she saw and what happened. i enjoyed it much more than the first article. it's in "newsweek" right now. >>> the recovery of aimee copeland, the young woman we've been talking about. she won that battle with flesh eating bacteria. her father with the milestone she achieved this week is "outfront" next. man: there's a cattle guard, take a right. do you have any idea w
these are the kids who were tortured by assad's regime. and for me, the whole reason i wrote this piece, i met a woman who was on message like a banker, but it was all about enabling the kids. and from the moment the atrocities started, which was with the torture of the kids who had done the graffiti and this torture was discovered at the end of march, from the moment this started, i was saying to myself, who's this woman i met? who only spoke about enabling the children of syria? >>...
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she is saying assad will not be a part of the new government. russia is saying we are not putting conditions in this. they are basically propping up the regime. in the meantime it has been difficult to see the violence. we continue to get videos on a daily basis. it is utterly heartbreaking how really impotent the whole world diplomatic situation is absolutely impotent with it. >> until you get russia on board and you know there have been tense talks and tense relationships between secretary clinton and russia just to get them on the same page to get the countries on the same page i think an indication of how tense this is as you said with what we saw happening in turkey scrambling the f 16s in the air. >> it is a tending box. we saw a little while ago the syrians take down the turkish debt. in the meantime the turkish government has really been on hair trigger with this. today they scrambled jets to the border. turkey is part of nato. we are not there where we are talking about military intervention. as you see the diplomatic process ground to
she is saying assad will not be a part of the new government. russia is saying we are not putting conditions in this. they are basically propping up the regime. in the meantime it has been difficult to see the violence. we continue to get videos on a daily basis. it is utterly heartbreaking how really impotent the whole world diplomatic situation is absolutely impotent with it. >> until you get russia on board and you know there have been tense talks and tense relationships between...
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we know that the assad regime will fall. the question is, how many more people have to die before that happens? >> days are numbered, andrew. days are numbered. we've heard the sound bite before. you just pointed out these are sort of, you know, empty words to president assad. >> right. >> so where does that leave us? >> well, notice that the secretary is measuring time with an hour glass and not with actually a stop watch. we had an opportunity to be straight forward about this in geneva. we didn't do that. and the answer to her question is a lot more people have to die according to washington's position in syria before there is any firmer stance. i think in the end that assad will go. i think it is going to be much longer than we thought. the problem is that yes a lot of syrians will die. that's horrific. most importantly for american security syria has one of the largest stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons in the middle east. if that, as the state devolves fan that gets loose it is a threat to our national secur
we know that the assad regime will fall. the question is, how many more people have to die before that happens? >> days are numbered, andrew. days are numbered. we've heard the sound bite before. you just pointed out these are sort of, you know, empty words to president assad. >> right. >> so where does that leave us? >> well, notice that the secretary is measuring time with an hour glass and not with actually a stop watch. we had an opportunity to be straight forward...
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president bashar al assad made his second appearance on state television since a bombing killed members of his inner circle. opposition activists report fierce fighting between regime and rebel forces. all of that taking place in and around damascus. meanwhile, in a video posted online today, the head of a rebel group in one of those communities announced an operation to liberate the city from assad's rule. >>> outside the washington, d.c. area, marine one, the president soon to be emerging, then boarding air force one. he will be colorado bound, heading to aurora, colorado. there is a vigil to take place this evening for the community of aurora. couple days after that massacre at a movie theater. but the president's objective is to send a message of comfort. he'll be meeting with the victims privately and also meeting with city officials privately. he will not be in atndan attend the vigil but he wanted to make his message of comfort known and try to console those who are dealing with the tragedy that unfolded early friday morning at that movie theater with suspect james holmes alleged
president bashar al assad made his second appearance on state television since a bombing killed members of his inner circle. opposition activists report fierce fighting between regime and rebel forces. all of that taking place in and around damascus. meanwhile, in a video posted online today, the head of a rebel group in one of those communities announced an operation to liberate the city from assad's rule. >>> outside the washington, d.c. area, marine one, the president soon to be...
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>> there is a whole category of rebels, the prchz to a ba shall al-assad's regime and there are some more democrat cli inclined shall we say to presumably would want to have a better relationship with the united states with the west and other friendly countries in the middle east, whether saudi arabia or qatar or some of the other countries actively involved in what's going on in syria a. the great concern the obama administration has had and the reason why the u.s. has not sought to arm the rebels is because some of those rebels may be totally opposed to the united states, maybe closer to al qaeda, for example, than to the united states, so once you start arming rebels in a major way, you're not sure where those weapons are going to wind up, and that's been the big concern of the obama administration right now. how do you make sure that the weapons you provide rebels are really going to the good guys as it were as opposed to the potential bad guys and that's not an easy question to answer. >> never. in fact, we have countless examples where this has gone awry. hold the thought for a
>> there is a whole category of rebels, the prchz to a ba shall al-assad's regime and there are some more democrat cli inclined shall we say to presumably would want to have a better relationship with the united states with the west and other friendly countries in the middle east, whether saudi arabia or qatar or some of the other countries actively involved in what's going on in syria a. the great concern the obama administration has had and the reason why the u.s. has not sought to arm...
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people think assad should go. there is a humanitarian crisis. that's unfurl. getting worse by the day. what do you do? is the national instinct of an american president, if you were there right now, would you be saying, enough, we've got to get in there? and take this guy out? >> piers, again, given the fact i'm on foreign soil, i really am not going to delve into foreign policy prescriptions that would interfere with the foreign policy of our current president. we all watch with horror at the reports that are coming from syria and look for the best avenues to prevent that from occurring. but i -- as to my own views, that's just -- >> i understand that tradition. when we come back, inside the romney family and in particular inside their rather unique olympics. ♪ ♪ i want to go ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try ♪ i can almost touch the sky [ male announcer ] even the planet has an olympic dream. dow is proud to support that dream by helping provide greener, more sustainable so
people think assad should go. there is a humanitarian crisis. that's unfurl. getting worse by the day. what do you do? is the national instinct of an american president, if you were there right now, would you be saying, enough, we've got to get in there? and take this guy out? >> piers, again, given the fact i'm on foreign soil, i really am not going to delve into foreign policy prescriptions that would interfere with the foreign policy of our current president. we all watch with horror...
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they say the assad regime is targeting children as young as 9 years old. they're the victim of killings, maimings, arbitrary arrests, detention, torture, children used as human shields, even sexual violence. we've been seeing this for 15 months. the u.s. representative on violence says she's never seen such targeting of children. you've seen it firsthand. you saw children, correct? >> yes. it was horrifying. i saw more children than i've seen in 20 years of covering conflicts that have been wounded by this butcher, this regime. and their only crime is they're children of the revolution. >> have you ever seen that in other places? have you seen children directly targeted? at this level? >> no. in fact, it's horrifying. there's no real words to describe the type of war crimes that are taking place. al kase rerks r is just one small city, town in syria but may represent what's taking place all across the country. >> the u.n. peacekeeping chief says syria is now in full-scale civil war. do you agree? >> i think it's still an ethnic cleansing process. i don't t
they say the assad regime is targeting children as young as 9 years old. they're the victim of killings, maimings, arbitrary arrests, detention, torture, children used as human shields, even sexual violence. we've been seeing this for 15 months. the u.s. representative on violence says she's never seen such targeting of children. you've seen it firsthand. you saw children, correct? >> yes. it was horrifying. i saw more children than i've seen in 20 years of covering conflicts that have...
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will iran finally see the light and end the support for the assad regime. aisle ask president ahmadinejad when we return. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we're committed to offering you tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 low-cost investment options-- tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like our exchange traded funds, or etfs tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 which now have the lowest tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 operating expenses tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 in their respective tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 lipper categories. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 lower than spdr tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and even lower than vanguard. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 that means with schwab, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 your portfolio has tdd#: 1-800-
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if and when assad falls, what is the attitude of the syrians. but the u.s. hasn't wanted to play a card. europe hasn't wanted to play a card. if anything, they stay away as far as they possibly can and as a result, they don't have much leverage. >> thanks very much. always appreciate your insights. >>> more news developing this other including this -- >>> >> as chicago deals with crime screen, another crisis. its massive school system shut down. 30,000 teachers walk out. >>> plus the feds reportedly spending big bucks on a new high tech system to fight crime. this one are being mizs your face. >>> and in syria, rebels being a crews the government of dropping tnt barrels. and they say craters like this one prove it. [ female announcer ] quaker yogurt granola bars. they're whole grain good... and yummy good. real fruit pieces. 12 grams of whole grains and a creamy yogurt flavored coating. quaker yogurt granola bars. treat yourself good. to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20
if and when assad falls, what is the attitude of the syrians. but the u.s. hasn't wanted to play a card. europe hasn't wanted to play a card. if anything, they stay away as far as they possibly can and as a result, they don't have much leverage. >> thanks very much. always appreciate your insights. >>> more news developing this other including this -- >>> >> as chicago deals with crime screen, another crisis. its massive school system shut down. 30,000 teachers...
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we are talking about potential cracks in the regime of syria's bashar assad. we've talked a lot about the city in aleppo. it's the largest city. it's like the new york city. now the rebels claim to have captured this army installation. they released this video via youtube. they claim to have captured yet another police station. what your about to see next is tough to look at. fair warning. this is the aftermath of government shelling. you see blood everywhere. unconfirmed reports say the attack killed 15 people and wounded more than 20. government forces continue sporadic shelling and we await this full scale. just a short time ago i talked to a spanish journalist inside aleppo. he told me that right now the city is in the hands of the rebels. >> reporter: they are just running the city. they are running the police and the hospitals. they are running everything and for the moment the shelling has diminished a bit. it's not like the days before. they are kpmting a major offensive tomorrow. there are a lot of rumors that the army would launch a huge offensive to
we are talking about potential cracks in the regime of syria's bashar assad. we've talked a lot about the city in aleppo. it's the largest city. it's like the new york city. now the rebels claim to have captured this army installation. they released this video via youtube. they claim to have captured yet another police station. what your about to see next is tough to look at. fair warning. this is the aftermath of government shelling. you see blood everywhere. unconfirmed reports say the attack...
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the military is currently awaiting orders from syrian president assad. we continue tonight with former speaker of the house newt gingrich. you and i were into the fiscal cliff and the disails. we believe the country is at risk and our kids and grandkids. we sent ainsle ainsley earhardto the streets to ask people what they know about the fiscal cliff. it was a little chilling. take a look. >> what is the fiscal cliff? >> we're from new mexico out here to clean up. >> no idea. >> the cliff? how tall is it? >> i have no idea. >> where is it? >> can i google it? >> bad news. it's bad news. fiscal cliff. >>> end of the world, apparently, right. >> if you wanted to take one of these cliff bars, if you wanted to take one that tasted like the fiscal cliff. >> which one would you choose and why? the one that tastes like crap. >> we're all going to fall off the face of the earth. >> they need to fix it. that's what they're paid for. >> what happens if they don't? >> we're going to lose some money. >> it reminds me of something i learned in school, i'm going to gue
the military is currently awaiting orders from syrian president assad. we continue tonight with former speaker of the house newt gingrich. you and i were into the fiscal cliff and the disails. we believe the country is at risk and our kids and grandkids. we sent ainsle ainsley earhardto the streets to ask people what they know about the fiscal cliff. it was a little chilling. take a look. >> what is the fiscal cliff? >> we're from new mexico out here to clean up. >> no idea....
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the government of president assad responded. dozens are reported dead in douma. many more are killed if across the country, including rebel stronghold of homs. this should be a quiet area, neutral area not hit by the syrian military. on this morning it's rattled with gunfire. back and forth. it has taken its toll. images hung if tatters. people reacted. >> nothing, nothing. >> but health worker res main grounded leaving hundreds at risk. the u.n. mission is staying put. they are waiting for the weekend in geneva with kofi annan and secretary of state hillary rodham clinton. >> concern of everyone involved. [ inaudible ] the anger can't be wiped away. asked how things are, the shopkeeper has the understatement of the day. >> they are so-so, he replied. with the syrian soldiers said to be dying every day, embattled assad claims he will fight on. maybe to the finish. >>> egypt president elect mohammed morsi took an informal oath of office before tens of thousands of supporters today in tahrir square to demonstrate against the military's hold on power. morsi vowed to
the government of president assad responded. dozens are reported dead in douma. many more are killed if across the country, including rebel stronghold of homs. this should be a quiet area, neutral area not hit by the syrian military. on this morning it's rattled with gunfire. back and forth. it has taken its toll. images hung if tatters. people reacted. >> nothing, nothing. >> but health worker res main grounded leaving hundreds at risk. the u.n. mission is staying put. they are...
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all of this comes as assad gets an offer, leave now and you will be guaranteed safety. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... [ male announcer ] ok, so you're no marathon man. but thanks to the htc one x from at&t, with its built in beats audio, every note sounds...
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. >>> to syria where the opposition says president assad's forces executed ten young men in homs. >> is in the city of aleppo a fierce battle. rebels are facing tanks, artillery and sniper fire in some areas and fighting to hold their ground against regime troops. at least 100 people have been killed around the country today alone. >>> people from congressman paul ryan's hometown are weighing in on his selection at mitt romney's running mate. republicans and democrats agree on one potential problem. esent. it's the priceline negotiator. >>what? >>sorry. he wants you to know about priceline's new express deals. it's a faster way to get a great hotel deal without bidding. pick one with a pool, a gym, a great guest rating. >>and save big. >>thanks negotiator. wherever you are. ya, no. he's over here. >>in the refrigerator? high up in the atlas mountains of morocco. have you seen this road we're going down? ♪ there is no relief for the brakes. we'll put them to the test today. all right, let's move out! [ ross ] we're pushing the ats brakes to the limit. going as fast as we can down th
. >>> to syria where the opposition says president assad's forces executed ten young men in homs. >> is in the city of aleppo a fierce battle. rebels are facing tanks, artillery and sniper fire in some areas and fighting to hold their ground against regime troops. at least 100 people have been killed around the country today alone. >>> people from congressman paul ryan's hometown are weighing in on his selection at mitt romney's running mate. republicans and democrats...
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. >> and in syria, we heard president obama yesterday saying if there's evidence of assad using chemical, biological weapons, he would definitely intervene. the problem is there's this horrific humanitarian crisis unfolding there. isn't it time that somebody did something? >> the problem about syria is unlike the other arab awakening revolutions -- you know, libya imploded. egypt imploded. bahrain imploded. syria explodes. it goes out. because all the minority and majority factions in syria are connected. in lebanon, in turkey, in jordan, in iraq, the same way. that's what we're seeing. we're seeing this spread to lebanon. here's the problem. we have to look at this i think honestly and soberly. and the fact is this, there's only one way to stop fighting there. i don't think it's a humanitarian zone, no-fly zone. you have to occupy the country. you have to do what the united states did in iraq. take it over. kill the bad guys. basically suppress the extremists in all communities. you've got to knock heads together. force them to write a new social contract. how to live together. not unde
. >> and in syria, we heard president obama yesterday saying if there's evidence of assad using chemical, biological weapons, he would definitely intervene. the problem is there's this horrific humanitarian crisis unfolding there. isn't it time that somebody did something? >> the problem about syria is unlike the other arab awakening revolutions -- you know, libya imploded. egypt imploded. bahrain imploded. syria explodes. it goes out. because all the minority and majority factions...
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. >>> and syrian rebels fighting against the regime of assad, declare a victory, they say they shot down aircraft, there was no let-up in the violence as the opposition said 110 people were killed across syria today. >>> and a suicide bomb tearing across a busy market in northwest pakistan today. at least 17 killed, 38 others wounded. officials suspect that the target was a nearby building serving as a base for anti-taliban fighters, the explosion in the busiest time of day in the market. >>> and police in denver say somebody fired a single shot friday into an obama campaign office. no one was hurt, but people were inside the office at the time. nobody got a look at the suspect. but police say they do have a possible lead on a vehicle. >>> and republican mitt romney, mixing political rallies with debate prep this weekend. he has an event later this hour in lebanon, ohio, a few hours ago he went after president obama over the economy at a rally in portsmouth, romney spent the afternoon in a session getting ready for the tuesday's presidential debate. i want to show you something, the leas
. >>> and syrian rebels fighting against the regime of assad, declare a victory, they say they shot down aircraft, there was no let-up in the violence as the opposition said 110 people were killed across syria today. >>> and a suicide bomb tearing across a busy market in northwest pakistan today. at least 17 killed, 38 others wounded. officials suspect that the target was a nearby building serving as a base for anti-taliban fighters, the explosion in the busiest time of day in...
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. >> where he is almost certainly helping out his friend assad. >> i was amused in regards to syria, he said we are friends with both sides. >> on to that point, though, the america's place in all of this, the arab spring was terribly exciting and the american media covered it with great glee and said this is the future and it will be fantastic. reality kicked in. should america's intervention be reined back or is this time to get more involved? >> we were in a sense playing a puppet master role in the past when dictators were there. that role is no longer open to us. i don't think that we have an option of disengaging completely. we have huge interests there. on the other hand, i don't think we can play the traditional role. i think it will be bumpier, frankly, but i hope it isn't going to lead us to turn give up and turn away. >> they talked about the need to end sex trafficking and empowering women around the world. let's look at this. >> there are ten rooms in a brothel. shab by rooms essentially with just a bed. they lock from the outside. so a girl can be locked up inside and t
. >> where he is almost certainly helping out his friend assad. >> i was amused in regards to syria, he said we are friends with both sides. >> on to that point, though, the america's place in all of this, the arab spring was terribly exciting and the american media covered it with great glee and said this is the future and it will be fantastic. reality kicked in. should america's intervention be reined back or is this time to get more involved? >> we were in a sense...
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the difference why this is iraq and is not libya is because assad has russia standing behind him. this is not just us dealing with a small nation state that we could knock over but we have a major nation that we don't want to have to tangle with. that would not be intelligence to create a military conflict with russia. >> another military engagement, i don't want that right now. i don't think the american people do. >> we should be honest we have no intention of going in and seyria is on its own. i wish the united states would just say that. clearly that's what they intend to do. >> the u.n. has a 90 day mandate that expires friday night. theoretically there's time to come back to the table not that anybody is optimistic about that. it hasn't expired yet. >>> moving on. how is this for an awkward transition? international turmoil, we move on to something lighter, from news on tv to news about temperature. t "madmen" leads the way with 17 nominations. the mini series "american horror story" scored up 17 nominations for itself. comedy side "modern name" will be laughing down the red
the difference why this is iraq and is not libya is because assad has russia standing behind him. this is not just us dealing with a small nation state that we could knock over but we have a major nation that we don't want to have to tangle with. that would not be intelligence to create a military conflict with russia. >> another military engagement, i don't want that right now. i don't think the american people do. >> we should be honest we have no intention of going in and seyria...
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assets and that they would work on setting up contingency plans in the event of the downfall of the assad regime. basically, analysis for the future about the crisis that has been tearing syria apart for more than a year. when asked about what fears clinton had about syria she said one fear was that it could become a breeding ground for terrorism. take a listen. >> we worry about terrorists, pkk, al qaeda and others taking advantage of the legitimate fight of the syrian people for their freedom to use syria to promote their own agendas and even to perhaps find footholds to launch attacks against others. >> in private conversations with concern, they've characterized u.s. foot dragging on the biggest crisis facing the middle east. it feels like turkey's been left alone to deal with the refugee crisis and the conflict across the border. another turkish diplomat telling cnn now that the u.s. asked for this special round of urgent talks with the turkish prime minister and president and foreign minister, but now it appears the u.s. is starting to recognize the severity of this conflict and thi
assets and that they would work on setting up contingency plans in the event of the downfall of the assad regime. basically, analysis for the future about the crisis that has been tearing syria apart for more than a year. when asked about what fears clinton had about syria she said one fear was that it could become a breeding ground for terrorism. take a listen. >> we worry about terrorists, pkk, al qaeda and others taking advantage of the legitimate fight of the syrian people for their...
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this is meaning potentially the beginning of the end of the assad regime. whether the end comes in 24 hours, i doubt it. it is not one of the libya mubarak, 18 day type things, and nothing that we predicted anyway. and could it be weeks or months? that is the question. but in the end, this regime is now has been attacked the security perimeter breached and this is significant. >> we are hearing from the world leaders and heard from our own defense secretary leon panetta, and the british defense minister who are condemning this in the strongest language possible. i want the viewers to listen to this. >> the violence there has only gotten worse and the loss of lives has only increased, which tells us that this is a situation that is rapidly spinning out of control. >> in these circumstances, it is ever more imperative that the international community including all players who have influence bring pressure to bear on the assad regime to implement in full the annan plan to stabilize the country and allow an orderly transition of power. >> so hala you have even
this is meaning potentially the beginning of the end of the assad regime. whether the end comes in 24 hours, i doubt it. it is not one of the libya mubarak, 18 day type things, and nothing that we predicted anyway. and could it be weeks or months? that is the question. but in the end, this regime is now has been attacked the security perimeter breached and this is significant. >> we are hearing from the world leaders and heard from our own defense secretary leon panetta, and the british...
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the problem is assad might transfer the weapons to hezbollah. hezbollah is a client of iran as it the regime in syria, so the -- or even to iran. so what you're talking about here are weapons that will be in the hands of, for example, hezbollah, who are responsible for the attack last week in bulgaria, the slaughtering of young israelis on a bus in bulgaria, whose leader declared his aim is not just construction of -- destruction of israel but the genocide of the jews in israel and this gives him the weaponry to destroy them in the hundreds of thousands. if the israelis have inkling of a transfer of weapons, israelis have teams and they will not wait for the un are or the russians or the united states. israelis will go in and either seize them or destroy them. it could be risky. these things are always risky. but there's nobody standing between a transfer of weapons into the hands of hezbollah other than the israelis. >> if are israel takes that action and steps out and tries to get its hands on the munitions, what does that do for the u.s.? for
the problem is assad might transfer the weapons to hezbollah. hezbollah is a client of iran as it the regime in syria, so the -- or even to iran. so what you're talking about here are weapons that will be in the hands of, for example, hezbollah, who are responsible for the attack last week in bulgaria, the slaughtering of young israelis on a bus in bulgaria, whose leader declared his aim is not just construction of -- destruction of israel but the genocide of the jews in israel and this gives...
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you've actually met president assad. tell me your impression. >> on our way to iraq we had to go -- we were asked to go and stop by to see assad. this was right after, maybe six months after president obama was elected. the whole purpose was to get assad who had the relationship with iran to work with iran to bring them into the tent so that we could work on the palestine israeli issue. we were working at that time with egypt and also with jordan. well, one of the first things he said, america i, your president said i'm the axis of evil. another sheriff. we had another conversation. he thought that was the case. his personality was such that he was low key. we talked for a long period of time. we had to say we had to go. i said to him look. you're in a position to do something in the world, to bring peace. your father is dead, your brother was killed however he was killed, and now you have that relationship. we then talked about helping his people, how this could help his people to bring peace to the area if we could bri
you've actually met president assad. tell me your impression. >> on our way to iraq we had to go -- we were asked to go and stop by to see assad. this was right after, maybe six months after president obama was elected. the whole purpose was to get assad who had the relationship with iran to work with iran to bring them into the tent so that we could work on the palestine israeli issue. we were working at that time with egypt and also with jordan. well, one of the first things he said,...
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rebel forces are now taking the fight directly to the assad regime inside the capital damascus with a deadly explosion near the arab red crescent building and pitch battles for key airfields outside the city. >> it is clear regime forces are being grounded down and they are losing. >> president bashar assad already killed estimated 40,000 people. president obama top aids will fear the fighting take on gruesome character. >> we remained very concerned. very concerned. as the opposition advances on damascus. that the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> indeed, the senior officials confirm that syrian technicians mixed unknown quantity of the nerve agent seron and loaded on what officials believe are breakable canisters, aerosol form to be dropped from above. in dublin, secretary of state clinton met twice with the russian foreign minister. the russian dumah leader close to vladimir putin told interfax, "we have shared and do share the opinion the existing government in syria should carry out the function time has shown that the task is beyond its strength. >>
rebel forces are now taking the fight directly to the assad regime inside the capital damascus with a deadly explosion near the arab red crescent building and pitch battles for key airfields outside the city. >> it is clear regime forces are being grounded down and they are losing. >> president bashar assad already killed estimated 40,000 people. president obama top aids will fear the fighting take on gruesome character. >> we remained very concerned. very concerned. as the...
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could still authorize the use of force to topple assad's regime. >>> not a good number for president obama. a weak jobs report left the unemployment rate at 8.2%. that means nearly 13 million people are jobless and a large number of them have been out of work for at least six months. the news pushed the markets down. the dow finishing down 124 points. >>> needless to say, the jobs report is a big deal on the campaign trail, but as our white house correspondent dan lothian reports, it was especially bad news for president obama, who tried to turn the bad news into a rallying cry. >> reporter: president obama's battleground bus tour drove over a big speed bump when dismal jobs numbers over shadowed his message. >> it's still tough out there. >> reporter: at a rally in ohio, he didn't dwell on negative news, but talked about private sector gains. >> created 84,000 new jobs last month, and that means that overall, businesses have created 4.4 million new jobs over the past 28 months, including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs. that's a step in the right direction. [ cheers and applause ] >>
could still authorize the use of force to topple assad's regime. >>> not a good number for president obama. a weak jobs report left the unemployment rate at 8.2%. that means nearly 13 million people are jobless and a large number of them have been out of work for at least six months. the news pushed the markets down. the dow finishing down 124 points. >>> needless to say, the jobs report is a big deal on the campaign trail, but as our white house correspondent dan lothian...
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in the midst of the shooting, check out this video that is a non-violent protest against bashar al assad. it reportedly happened yesterday. cnn can't confirm the authenticity of this video. 56 people have died in fighting today. >>> closer to home, in oklahoma right now, gusty wind, a raging wildfire, extreme, dry conditions and then there's this. temperatures in oklahoma today reaching a scorching 113 possibly again. homes are on fire. people are running for their lives. >> i stayed as long as i could and i had to get out of there. when i left other the fire was right at my back door. i don't even know what to think right now. i'm just numb to the whole deal. ? more than 60 buildings have already burned. fire threatens more than 100 homes right now. i want to bring in ken garcia and he's on the phone and we just heard from a victim who lost everything and what kind of things are the red cross doing for the poor people in oklahoma? >> we are providing services to them, pretty much whatever they need whether it be health services, mental health services. we have shelters. we have three bi
in the midst of the shooting, check out this video that is a non-violent protest against bashar al assad. it reportedly happened yesterday. cnn can't confirm the authenticity of this video. 56 people have died in fighting today. >>> closer to home, in oklahoma right now, gusty wind, a raging wildfire, extreme, dry conditions and then there's this. temperatures in oklahoma today reaching a scorching 113 possibly again. homes are on fire. people are running for their lives. >> i...
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her ties to bashar al-assad. she's the daughter of syria's ambassador to the united nations. leaked e-mail shows she appeared to have a close relationship withal as add, referring to him as handsome and cute. she provided advice to him on his public image abroad, as syria waged a brutal crackdown on its people and denied it. she's syrian, graduated from columbia school of international and public affairs. she's demanding columbia rescind that admission. >> i was surprised and disturbed by this decision. it is not a personal thing, it is accepting what's happening, accepting the genocide and saying we are going to welcome people who are part of this into our school. >> reporter: barbara walters landed an excuse interview with bashar al-assad in december. she helped facilitate that interview. walters admits in months following, she tried to her her. in a statement she said i did offer to mention her to contacts at another media organization and in academia, though she didn't get a job or into school. columbia tells cnn its applicants are evaluated solely on materials submitted,
her ties to bashar al-assad. she's the daughter of syria's ambassador to the united nations. leaked e-mail shows she appeared to have a close relationship withal as add, referring to him as handsome and cute. she provided advice to him on his public image abroad, as syria waged a brutal crackdown on its people and denied it. she's syrian, graduated from columbia school of international and public affairs. she's demanding columbia rescind that admission. >> i was surprised and disturbed by...
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the assad regime might not tip over, it might just contract. in the liberated areas, the free syrian army is going tocall it. >> president obama and the british prime minister are warning the syrian regime not to use their chemical weapons. it would be a red line. would the u.s. and allies be willing to use force and can they succeed in doing so? >> yes, i think they would be willing to use force. this was not a new message. this was communicated by president obama quietly, about a month ago. what you see with the announcement is that the united states and its allies agreed on a course. i think they would be willing to intervene. it could involve air strikes or boots on the ground but not in substantial numbers. this is a worst case scenario in contingency planning. this is the first red line the obama administration laid down with us on assad's 18 month killing spree in syria. >> andrew in turkey with incredible access to the free syrian army. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >>> he is a two-time cancer survivor. he's giving cancer pati
the assad regime might not tip over, it might just contract. in the liberated areas, the free syrian army is going tocall it. >> president obama and the british prime minister are warning the syrian regime not to use their chemical weapons. it would be a red line. would the u.s. and allies be willing to use force and can they succeed in doing so? >> yes, i think they would be willing to use force. this was not a new message. this was communicated by president obama quietly, about a...
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but i'm very skeptical about bashar assad. could i just say another thing about it? if you and i were talking 16, 17, 18 months ago, i would have said by the way, there's going to be 34,000 people dead, killed, massacred, women raped, children in syria, you know, don't you think we ought to really do something to try and stop it and we would have agreed it's a horrible outcome for the people of syria, but it's like the frog in the pan, the boiling water. we become immune to this. it barely gets much attention in the media now and i got to tell you, i'm an emotional person. i almost cry when i think of the massacre that continues there and us, the united states of america, not even getting them arms and equipment with which to defend themselves. >> yeah. i totally agree with you. i think it's a shameful dereliction of duty by many countries. finally, on benghazi, cnn has interviewed somebody who claims there was no original posting by the terror group on facebook or twitter which triggered the apparent e-mail which said there had been. are you comfortable having been
but i'm very skeptical about bashar assad. could i just say another thing about it? if you and i were talking 16, 17, 18 months ago, i would have said by the way, there's going to be 34,000 people dead, killed, massacred, women raped, children in syria, you know, don't you think we ought to really do something to try and stop it and we would have agreed it's a horrible outcome for the people of syria, but it's like the frog in the pan, the boiling water. we become immune to this. it barely gets...
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you know, in order to make absolutely sure that assad and those around him realize it is a matter of time. it's, it is when and not if. >> let's talk more about the fighting in aleppo, and specifically for, that we are joined by hala gorani of cnn international who has been to aleppo several times. what is different is that it is calm based on the conversations that you know there and what are they anticipating? >> well, i spoke to the sources in aleppo, and what they are saying is that in the fighting of the streets of aleppo, it is calmer, and there are deaths to report and almost 30 according to the sources we have have died across the country. the biggest question is the assault we are expect big the syrian army on the rebel positions. will it happen tomorrow and saturday as some people are expecting? will the rebels retreat, and in other words delaying the battle for alepaleppo? but as auz tlways, the civiliane caught in the middle and hunkered down in their homes hoping that the fighting will not come to them. >> so the regime will not want to retreat from aleppo, because it is
you know, in order to make absolutely sure that assad and those around him realize it is a matter of time. it's, it is when and not if. >> let's talk more about the fighting in aleppo, and specifically for, that we are joined by hala gorani of cnn international who has been to aleppo several times. what is different is that it is calm based on the conversations that you know there and what are they anticipating? >> well, i spoke to the sources in aleppo, and what they are saying is...
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saturday in what the opposition is describing as a decisive battle to push out president bashar al assad's forces and gain control once and for all. the seesaw fight for aleppo which is effectively at a stalemate has been ongoing since july. the number of casualties there has been steadily increasing. opposition activists say this in t that -- say that in the past few days, aleppo has experienced the heaviest fighting yet. syrian arab news agency reported that syrian forces have killed and wounded armed terrorists at several sites in aleppo on saturday, including part of the city's medieval historic marketplace there. meanwhile, amateur video posted on line purported to show fire spreading through that area. it's still unclear how the fire began and how much of the market was burning. but several activists say this it was fighting between -- say it was fighting between syrian forces and rebels that sparked the blaze. there are a labyrinth of narrow alleyways where everything is sold. once a major tourist attraction, and just one of the reasons why the heart of syria's commercial and cultur
saturday in what the opposition is describing as a decisive battle to push out president bashar al assad's forces and gain control once and for all. the seesaw fight for aleppo which is effectively at a stalemate has been ongoing since july. the number of casualties there has been steadily increasing. opposition activists say this in t that -- say that in the past few days, aleppo has experienced the heaviest fighting yet. syrian arab news agency reported that syrian forces have killed and...
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the removal of gadhafi in libya, mubarak in egypt and what's going on potentially in syria, bashar al assad? is the u.s. better off with these dictators gone or better off before? >> we are better off with them gone. i think president bush is the person who said first, we spent 40 years in this region with a policy that said, basically, we prefer stability to change. i think the president correctly saw and obama has embraced it as well that change is in our long-term interest. it was always going to be difficult. it was never going to be -- now, the dictators are gone and now we have the bright light of democracy there. one of the things this shows, particularly in libya, is how unresolved the consequences of the arab spring still are. there is a lot of work still to be done. arguably, the u.s. steak in egypt is more important than in libya. >> i agree. it is. >> nice to be with you again. >>> many could go up, what the anti-american fervor in the anti-american fervor in the middle east could mean for the race for the white house. is this a turning point in the campaign? stay with us. >> an
the removal of gadhafi in libya, mubarak in egypt and what's going on potentially in syria, bashar al assad? is the u.s. better off with these dictators gone or better off before? >> we are better off with them gone. i think president bush is the person who said first, we spent 40 years in this region with a policy that said, basically, we prefer stability to change. i think the president correctly saw and obama has embraced it as well that change is in our long-term interest. it was...
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role here and training the opposition, how to run steps ahead how to run a government free of assad? what's happening here. >> essentially what the opposition is asking for is they want to sure that any post-assad government that any services can be provided to the syrian people that the municipal governments can be set up to provide utilities to balance budget, to create budgets. u.s. state department spokesperson victoria newland says that's what the oppositn in they're asking how to create budgets and how it make sure there are utilities for the people of syria so they can get the services from institutions of the state that they've been lacking for so long with the violence that's been going in syria for 18 months. brooke? >> mohammed jamjoon in lebanon. thank you very much. >>> now to this, not a whole lot of talk on the campaign trail about the war in afghanistan and our vets. now a war veteran tells me what he wants to hear from what he hopes mitt romney to be the next president. clint eastwood and mitt romney are getting ready to take the stage. these are live pictures there
role here and training the opposition, how to run steps ahead how to run a government free of assad? what's happening here. >> essentially what the opposition is asking for is they want to sure that any post-assad government that any services can be provided to the syrian people that the municipal governments can be set up to provide utilities to balance budget, to create budgets. u.s. state department spokesperson victoria newland says that's what the oppositn in they're asking how to...
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suggests that he may be planning to provide some major military hardware to those who are fighti ining assad? >> this is a necessary first step towards that. it's an incremental development and one that was not unexpected to occur. it doesn't do anything by itself. but it seems to be heading that that direction as a political matter at least. i think it removes the accusation that the president's leading from behind. because he has now at least caught up with the european allies. so it doesn't really change anything by itself. you could see the direction it's moving in. >> absolutely. thank you both, gentlemen. >>> much more ahead, but first hampton pierson has the cnbc market wrap. >> hello. ben bernanke speaks and a market rally goes south. the dow closing down about three points. the s&p up marginally. the nasdaq losing eight points. that's it from cnbc. first in business worldwide. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy
suggests that he may be planning to provide some major military hardware to those who are fighti ining assad? >> this is a necessary first step towards that. it's an incremental development and one that was not unexpected to occur. it doesn't do anything by itself. but it seems to be heading that that direction as a political matter at least. i think it removes the accusation that the president's leading from behind. because he has now at least caught up with the european allies. so it...
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>> reporter: obviously what they want is for assad to step down. if this was to force them to step down that would be the scenario of having them leave. when you get into conflicts like this it's not quite sure how it's going to work out. what they would prefer to have happen is have some type of diplomatic resolution. force him to step down. he leaves and then a police transition happens. all bets are off. it's not very clear to kpeem here at the state department or any department what will be the next step. >> thank you very much for something we're going to keep an eye on and follow up within our next hour. >>> mitt romney and barack obama are on the campaign trail today in big states with big promises. you tell us what you want to pay, and we give you a range of coverages to choose from. who is she? that's flobot. she's this new robot we're trying out, mostly for, like, small stuff. wow! look at her go! she's pretty good. she's pretty good. hey, flobot, great job. oops. [ powers down ] uh-oh, flobot is broken. the "name your price" tool, only f
>> reporter: obviously what they want is for assad to step down. if this was to force them to step down that would be the scenario of having them leave. when you get into conflicts like this it's not quite sure how it's going to work out. what they would prefer to have happen is have some type of diplomatic resolution. force him to step down. he leaves and then a police transition happens. all bets are off. it's not very clear to kpeem here at the state department or any department what...
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and planning for post assad era. as if we can't do anything about it. it find it demoralizing as an american. i went back and looked at the speech president obama gave in march 2011 when he announced the mild intervention of libya, which did help to get rid of gaddafi. every reason he gave for intervening in libya is there squared, tri triply triplicate. we are talk about we hope there won't be sectarian violence later on. this is unfortunate. >> bret: but do you sense there is any appetite to intervene? >> a lot of people are calling for it. the administration is doing its best to resist. >> bret: juan? >> there is no appetite. no appetite on part of the american people. no appetite on capitol hill with the exception of john mccain, lindsey graham and senator lieberman. that is it. what you hear from people who are advocates of this we need to get involved beyond simply offering assistance, you know, that existing we have been to the rebels. but has anybody suggested we absolutely mount a multinational force which is libya? or insert american troops? i
and planning for post assad era. as if we can't do anything about it. it find it demoralizing as an american. i went back and looked at the speech president obama gave in march 2011 when he announced the mild intervention of libya, which did help to get rid of gaddafi. every reason he gave for intervening in libya is there squared, tri triply triplicate. we are talk about we hope there won't be sectarian violence later on. this is unfortunate. >> bret: but do you sense there is any...
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this is typical president assad. now, he's meeting with the new defense minister, who's a sunni from hama. so he's actually somebody who's in a very tight spot. the fact that assad has surfaced is trying to tell everyone in the country two things, one, a, hey, i'm alive, and b, i have a defense minister to take the place of the one that was just killed. and that's going to lead us into the next response, which i fear will be the regime lashing out in massive force against its own people. >> hopefully not. i hope not to have that conversation with you. >> me too. >> andrew tabler, thank you. author of "in the lion's den." appreciate it. >>> we have a lot more to cover for you the next two hours, including this. >>> after days of bruising assaults against his campaign, mitt romney comes out swinging hard against president obama, and it's all over these four words, "you didn't build that." i'm brooke baldwin, the news is now. >>> the video is spine-chilling. a 10-year-old girl walking along a philadelphia street when th
this is typical president assad. now, he's meeting with the new defense minister, who's a sunni from hama. so he's actually somebody who's in a very tight spot. the fact that assad has surfaced is trying to tell everyone in the country two things, one, a, hey, i'm alive, and b, i have a defense minister to take the place of the one that was just killed. and that's going to lead us into the next response, which i fear will be the regime lashing out in massive force against its own people....
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that is what is happening to bashar al assad. dramatic high-level defections that show no signs of slowing down while a civil war rages on. more and more it seems people in the regime do not believe the government will win, and so they are abandoning it. assad's chief of military police, his defection enforcer, this week was almost poetic, before defecting his job was to stop other people from defecting. his department was literally tasked with shoring up the loyalty of the armed forces. and he didn't just easily and casually walk out of the country. according to opposition figures, who talked to the "new york times," he planned his escape for weeks and it "ended with a four-hour sprint by motorcycle to the turkish border, driving through woods and on muddy roads." the syrian spokesperson, the one who said publicly that the assad regime would not use chemical weapons on his people, he supposedly left weeks ago, and no one seems to know where he even is. the guardian reports he might be in the united states working with intelligen
that is what is happening to bashar al assad. dramatic high-level defections that show no signs of slowing down while a civil war rages on. more and more it seems people in the regime do not believe the government will win, and so they are abandoning it. assad's chief of military police, his defection enforcer, this week was almost poetic, before defecting his job was to stop other people from defecting. his department was literally tasked with shoring up the loyalty of the armed forces. and he...